26th April 2020 – I cycled through all three marinas in Bruges to have some sport done at least…
26th April 2020 – I cycled through all three marinas in Bruges to have some sport done at least…
26th April 2020 – I a had an early visit in the morning because the AIS failed to give a signal and the evening I had to drive back for the same reason. I might consider replacing the GPS antenna if it continues like this.
While I was there in the evening, I cleaned the decks and noticed a lot of flaky paint. Time to do something as quick as possible.
24th April 2020 – There was no AIS signal since early in the morning. I had a look and needed to reset the device. Once it was working, I did a few small jobs aboard like mounting a light, putting a label on the ship and finishing the metal strips in the bathroom.
24th April 2020 – After cleaning my deck yesterday evening, I started painting it. It got two coats of paint It never lasts to long, but at least, it is all the same colour again.
23rd April 2020 – Two holes in the deck were welded this evening. I had to ask someone to help since I could not weld and watch for possible fire in the front accommodation. Later that evening, I put a coat of oil on the other sides of the wheelhouse.
22nd April 2020 – I continued with the wheelhouse. Giving a coat of oil early in the morning. Sadly enough it was not dry in the evening, so I continued sanding down the other sides of the wheelhouse and filling up the wholes and rotten parts. It was a nice wheelhouse, but it is really starting to show its age.
I discovered a leak in my deck last week. Tomorrow I will weld it when I have someone to check for possible smoke or fire inside the ship. I prepared the deck removing the old bronze pipe.
20th April 2020 – Since I couldn’t find the oil for the wheelhouse in the Watergeus, I had a look in Tordino. Everyhting was fine, but even here I couldn’t find it. At the end it was at my parents place…
19th April 2020 – I fixed an issue with the wheelhouse door. This door was badly damaged a few years ago. I welded a frame and mounted it against the door. It is the cheapest option at the moment.
The stairs to the wheelhouse were sanded down and I cleaned the deck, so it is ready for painting tomorrow.
In the evening, I did a bit of woodwork in the wheelhouse.
17th April 2020 – I got myself a new table for on deck. People gave it away for free. We are really living in a consumerism society. There is nothing wrong with the table. At least, I’m happy. It is a proper table where you can easily sit with four people.
I got a little further in covering the cables in the wheelhouse.
16th April 2020 – Since I’m back from the yard, one year and a halve ago, I filled up the wheelhouse and never got to it to clean it. I started sorting out my tool and equipment.
I built new supports for around the windows. They are also covering some cables I had to mount for the last survey.